The 4th annual Ricola Twilight Grand Prix presented by Base Camp Adventure Outfitters and promoted by Liberty Cycle and Bernards Township was held on a fast and technical 1.1 mile course in Basking Ridge, NJ. As in past years, the Ricola Alphorn Players and stunt rider Jeff Lenosky of Giant Bicycles added to the festivities.

The race was fast and aggressive from the start but, despite constant attacks, all the breakaway attempts were pulled back by the peloton which regularly reached speeds of over 40 miles per hour on the finish straight.

Will Hofarth of Mountain Khakis soloed off the front with 4 laps to go, but was caught on the last lap after a strong chase by Team Type 1, which was working hard to set up their Slovenian sprinter Aldo Ino Ilesic. Ilesic delivered for his team by edging Eric Barlevav of Mountain Khakis and Francois Parisien of Planet Energy in a close sprint to claim the lion's share of the $10,000 in prize money.

Event Photos

For photos of the event taken by Aaron B. Strubel Photography, click here.

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2009 Ricola Twilight Grand Prix Results

1 Aldo Ino Ilesic ---- Team Type 1
2 Eric Barlevav ---- Mountain Khakis Pro Cycling Team
3 Francois Parisien ---- Planet Energy
4 Maxime Vives ---- Planet Energy
5 Jonathan Page ---- Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma Grill
6 Clayton Barrows ---- CRCA/Empire Cycling Team p/b Northwave
7 Cheyne Hoag ---- Kelly Benefit Strategies
8 Chad Burdzilauskas ---- Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Spinergy
9 Stephan Kincaid ---- CRCA/Empire Cycling Team p/b Northwave
10 Ryan Anderson ---- Kelly Benefit Strategies
11 Gavi Epstein ---- Champion System Racing/Cycles Gladiator
12 Colin Jaskiewicz ---- CCB Racing
13 Bennet Van Der Genugten ---- Kenda Pro Cycling p/b Spinergy
14 Bill Elliston ---- Van Dessel Factory Team
15 Kenneth Hanson ---- Team Type 1
16 William Dugan ---- CCB Racing
17 Wil lHofarth ---- Mountain Khakis Pro Cycling Team
18 Brendan Cornett ---- Richmond Pro Cycling
19 Guido Palma ---- Colavita Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light
20 John Minturn ---- CRCA/Empire Cycling Team p/b Northwave
21 Brian Butts ---- Battley HARLEY-DAVIDSON/Sonoma Grill
22 Nicholas Keough ---- BikeReg.com / Cannondale
23 Mike Margarite ---- CRCA/Empire Cycling Team p/b Northwave
24 Alex Candelario ---- Kelly Benefit Strategies
25 Scott Zwizanski ---- Kelly Benefit Strategies